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The Crystal Manatee

2.5 star property
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Balcony
Full-sized fridge, microwave, stovetop
Front of property
In-room safe, free WiFi
Towels

Reviews

5.6 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Laundry
    Laundry
  • Kitchen
    Kitchen
  • Air conditioning
    Air conditioning
  • Parking included
    Parking included
  • Free WiFi
    Free WiFi
  • Business services
    Business services

Explore the area

Map
310 N. Citrus Ave., Crystal River, FL, 34428
  • Hunter Spring Park
    4 min walk
  • Three Sisters Springs
    20 min walk
  • A Crystal River Kayak Company
    3 min drive
  • Ocala, FL (OCF-Ocala Intl.)
    51 min drive

Room options

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About the area

Crystal River

With a stay at The Crystal Manatee in Crystal River (Springs at Kings Bay), you'll be a 4-minute walk from Hunter Spring Park and within a 5-minute drive of A Crystal River Kayak Company. .This motel is 1.1 mi (1.8 km) from Three Sisters Springs and 1.6 mi (2.6 km) from Crystal River Preserve State Park.
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What's nearby

  • Hunter Spring Park - 4 min walk - 0.4 km
  • Three Sisters Springs - 20 min walk - 1.7 km
  • Plantation Inn and Golf Resort - 4 min drive - 3.8 km
  • Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge - 5 min drive - 3.6 km
  • Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge - 5 min drive - 3.7 km

Getting around

  • Gainesville Regional Airport (GNV) - 86 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Cody's Original Roadhouse - ‬15 min walk
  • ‪McDonald's - ‬10 min walk
  • ‪Burger King - ‬11 min walk
  • ‪Sara's Diner - ‬9 min walk
  • ‪Cracker's Bar & Grill - ‬10 min walk

About this property

The Crystal Manatee

Crystal River motel in Springs at Kings Bay with free parking
The Crystal Manatee offers 45 accommodations with safes. Kitchens offer full-sized refrigerators/freezers, stovetops, and microwaves. Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. LCD televisions come with cable channels. Housekeeping is provided once per stay.

Make yourself at home in one of the 45 guestrooms, featuring kitchens with full-sized refrigerators/freezers and stovetops. LCD televisions with cable programming provide entertainment, while complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected. Conveniences include safes and microwaves, and housekeeping is provided once per stay.
Take in the views from a terrace and a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access.
Featured amenities include a business center, complimentary newspapers in the lobby, and dry cleaning/laundry services. Free self parking is available onsite.

Languages

English, German

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site
  • Free off-site parking

Family friendly

  • Full-sized fridge
  • Kitchen
  • Laundry facilities
  • Microwave
  • Separate living room

Conveniences

  • Free newspapers in reception

Guest services

  • Dry-cleaning service
  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Housekeeping (once per stay)
  • Laundry facilities

Business services

  • Business centre
  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • This property does not have any lifts

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)

Bathroom

  • Bath or shower
  • Private bathroom
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • TV channels
  • LCD TV

Food and drink

  • Kitchen
  • Microwave
  • Fridge
  • Stovetop

More

  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: 9 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Late check-out subject to availability
Late check-out fee: USD 15.00

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 10 AM - 9 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Late check-out fee: USD 15.00 (subject to availability)

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards
Safety features at this property include a first aid kit

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
This property's policy is to refuse certain bookings for the purpose of group events or parties, including pre-wedding stag/bachelor and hen/bachelorette parties
Alcohol is not served at this property

Property is also known as

Crystal Manatee Motel
Manatee Motel
Crystal Manatee
The Crystal Manatee Motel
The Crystal Manatee Crystal River
The Crystal Manatee Motel Crystal River

The Crystal Manatee Reviews

Reviews

5.6
Rating 10 - Excellent. 7 out of 101 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 24 out of 101 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 30 out of 101 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 15 out of 101 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 25 out of 101 reviews" "

5.4/10

Cleanliness

6.0/10

Staff & service

4.0/10

Amenities

4.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

4/10 Poor

scott

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Ok in a pinch
The tub had no plug if you like to take a bath thats out the sink in the bathroom was ready to fall off the wall onto my feet not so good .the door locks need to be replaced old worn out and the room needs a few throw rugs it was raining all weekend and tile got very slippery with soaked feet from the rain.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room looked like the oldest on the property. The bathroon was gross used wash rags hanging on the shower curtain and hair in the drain and other peoples bobby pins on the floor. Didnt even wanna sleep under the cover. Only plus was a huge comfy chair to sit in. 65 a night is to myxh for this room.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Denise

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Amenities were non-existent. One little bar of soap. No shampoo or conditioner. 3 towels and wash cloths were provided, but I didn't know if I should dry off with them or go sand off the rust on my car. There is a full size refrigerator & stove (why?) plus microwave & sink. However NO utensils, plates, cups, pans, nothing in the cabinets. Cleanliness was sub par, as is the bedding. You get what you pay for at this place. Owner said in another review that he was remodeling one room at a time, so maybe there's hope for them in the future. Check back in 2021.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2019

6/10 Okay

Louie

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Jenny

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Compy like home
The room was like a small apartment, but be advised to bring your own dinner ware/silver, pots and pans if u want to cook. Has fridge, stove, & microwave. Very nice and clean. Will come back for sure.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
The hotel was as clean as it could be. The rooms that have not yet been renovated are just very old.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness
Horrible. Nasty room. Corroded pipes in bathroom, smelly A/C, shower stall and entire filthy.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2019

8/10 Good

Claudia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hot shower, great bed. We were in one of the older rooms, but it was clean. He showed us some of the newly renovated rooms. Beautiful! Great area! Little shops and restaurants to walk to and lots of great kayaking ! We are planning to return!
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2019

6/10 Okay

Jeremy

Liked: Cleanliness
Very good location within 2 blocks of several places to eat and a public dock. Got one of the 'old' rooms. It had a full kitchen, but no pots/pans/plates with which to use the kitchen. I was lucky there was some silverware in a drawer. Shower did not get hot, only warm enough. Huge 8' long fluorescent light is very unpleasant. Had to keep bathroom door closed so it didnt cover the AC, so the room would cool (minor inconvenience). In my 5 or 6 nights, the room was never cleaned, no fresh towels, etc.
Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2019

8/10 Good

Mary

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Older motel in middle of rehab. Rooms old but clean. Little daily service, aiming for extended stay. Location was excellent. A block from one boat park and playground, 2 blocks from a swimming park and playground, quaint downtown all close by.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Everything was fine, but they should try to get rid of cockroaches.
Stayed 10 nights in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great stay very quiet and clean close to attractions
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

Chris

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Clean, friendly and great location
Fantastic stay, very well setup. Friendly staff, straightforward stay. Steps away from an amazing BBQ restaurant and cost to all amenities as well as the manatees. Walking distance to a public beach where manatees stay. Literally the only complaint we could make was that the room was a little bright to sleep. It would be awesome if the curtains either sealed a little better, or if the outside lights could be dimmed or some turned out. I didn't deduct any points for this, but it was worth mentioning.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019

4/10 Poor

Jeff

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Needs updating and cleaning
Room was very old and rundown. Too many years without attention. Needs updating and remodeling badly. AC wall unit was also aweful sounding and worked poorly. Was not impressed if they are trying to influence future and returning customers to come stay with them.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The location was perfect. Easy walking to Hunter Spring and local places to eat and drink. The Bad - Bates Motel. The towel rack and toilet paper roll were both broken, to the point they latterly fell out of the wall. The window at the head of the bed had a light right out side that you could not turn off. The curtains were so sheer anyone walking by could easily see into the room. No were to hand towels or bathing suits.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018

8/10 Good

Nan04101

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
The hotel is being renovated which is much needed and understood. When I walk into a hotel room for me it's not about the pretty it's about the clean. Crystal Manatee was definitely clean. Cant say the same for The Days Inn doen the road.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018

6/10 Okay

Sanak

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2018

6/10 Okay

Jennifer

Janky
It was so, so. Washers and dryers were junk. Needed updating badly.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

8/10 Good

al

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018